Over the weekend the postman delivered another Flavian rarity. [ATTACH] Domitian Caesar AR Denarius Rome mint, 80 AD RIC T99 (R), BMC T83, RSC...
A great coin John. I particularly love the two portraits.
I've read that even in locales where a desert patina may occur it is a rare phenomena and not often found naturally. Perhaps that assumption is wrong?
I don't collect bronze, so never really dug into the matter. But, I would think a dealer who has an unusual amount of 'desert patina' coins should...
Fantastic coin with a magnificent portrait! Wow.
That's actually kind of neat! I like how 'CAESAR' is on both the obverse and reverse. And isn't there three banker's marks on the obverse?
Proof that sometimes a 'clio'd' works out OK in the end. Awesome pick up Steve! I didn't get clio'd today, but lot #369 I was watching went way...
As an example, I write the following info on each 2x2: Emperor/major rev. device denomination RIC -, BMC -, RSC - , RPC - mint, year struck, grade
I have a simple storage method: 2x2 cardboard flips stored in coin boxes in a bank deposit box. The coins are arranged first by emperor and then...
A good stern portrait on that one. Nice pick up!
That's a really nice coin Orfew. A good example of the 'large head' portrait. The type itself is much rarer for Titus Caesar than the...
That's a great coin Doug. The type of coin I would leave 'as is'. This is probably my favourite 'hands' denarius I have, the Titus Caesar version...
Fantastic coin Martin, much better than my example. [ATTACH] And not as common as you would think!
Terrific coin Z! I really love that obverse. Titus struck a two captives type, supposedly for a British victory by Agricola. [ATTACH] Titus AR...
Edit: Another example is held by Muenzkabinett in Winterthur Switzerland and was recently analysed for its silver bullion content by K. Butcher...
I wish to make a correction about the BM coin I wrote above. I no longer believe a possible Φ mint-mark is just off flan after viewing a better...
My latest Vespasian was from the CNG auction last week. If it wasn't for the holiday weekend I would've had it in 2 days.
Normally mint-marks are not a concern on Flavian denarii. The only mint which made regular use of them was Ephesus. Your dynastic type is from...
I think that's why I got it so cheap! It seems most buyers favour condition over rarity.
Attributing Vespasian's early issues from Ephesus can be tricky. Unlike the other issues from the mint they were struck without a mint-mark. These...
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